Oldest Member of Russia's Romanov Dynasty Dies at 91

Started by cinrit, September 16, 2014, 12:38:11 PM

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QuoteNikolai Romanov, the most senior member of the Russian Empire's Romanov dynasty, passed away in Tuscany, Italy at the age of 91, TASS state news agency reported Monday.

The Romanovs, Russia's last royal family, was overthrown during the October Revolution of 1917. Tsar Nikolai II and his family were placed under house arrest before being moved to Yekaterinburg and executed by Bolshevik forces in June 1918.

Following the revolution, members of the tsar's extended family fled Russia to avoid the fate of their relatives, the Romanov Family Association claims in material published on its website. Eventually losing hope that their family's rule over Russia would be restored, the Romanov relatives settled across Europe and the U.S.

According to the website, Nikolai had formally presided over the family since 1990.

More: http://www.themoscowtimes.com/news/article/oldest-member-of-russia-s-romanov-dynasty-dies-at-92/507103.html

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I saw him interviewed in "A Royal Family" which tells the story of Christian IX of Denmark aka the Father-in-law of Europe. He and Queen Louisa married or installed their children into the royal families of Great Britain, Denmark, Greece, Hanover and of course Denmark.  Nicolai was commenting on the Russian part of the story and where the surviving family members traveled to and settled in after the revolution.